UNESCO Awards Lake District as a World Heritage Site

Joining the likes of the Grand Canyon, the Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu, the Lake District has been awarded World Heritage Status by the UNESCO committee, praising the area's beauty, farming and the inspiration it has provided to artists and writers, following a 21-year campaign.

As the only 5* hotel, Gilpin Hotel & Lakehouse is a haven for walkers, climbers and sailors, but also for those who crave clean air, inspiring geography, soothing peace, and permission to switch off. Stay in one of 5 unique, self-contained Spa Lodges, in a hotel Garden Suite with its own hot tub or at the Lake House, which is set on its own private lake. To help you unwind there are spa treatments using local products, and Michelin-starred dining in the hotel's fine-dining 'Hrishi' restaurant where Chef Hrishikesh Desai produces modern British dishes with a twist of Asia, satisfying traditionalists while giving experimentalists something new. Alternatively, try a less formal lunch or dinner in the hotel's new restaurant, Gilpin Spice - with a menu inspired by dishes from the Spice Route.

Other UK sites include the city of Bath, which has been a World Heritage site since 1987, described as a place of outstanding universal value to the whole of humanity. Bath offers visitors great Roman Remains, 18th Century Architecture, Hot Springs and a Landscape Setting.

Just 6 miles outside of Bath, is Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa
, a former Palladian mansion now 5* hotel. Set in 500 acres of parkland, Lucknam Park has recently launched a new ESPA Spa, reopened Michelin Starred Restaurant Hywel Jones and opened a new Children's Hideaway and a self-catered Keeper's Cottage. The hotel also offers guests more casual dining in The Brasserie, a renowned Cookery School and an extensive Equestrian Centre.